On the morning of September 11, 2026, a 20-member delegation attending the China-CEEC Conference on Innovation Cooperation visited Southeast University (SEU), marking the tenth anniversary of the conference. The delegation included notable figures such as Vlatko Drmić, Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Communications and Transport of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Novruz Çeta, Minister-Counsellor at the Embassy of the Republic of Albania in China; Jana Draksler, Economic Counsellor at the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in China; and Chen Guoyou, Special Representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry for China-CEEC Cooperation Affairs.
At the meeting, Wu Xiaocheng warmly welcomed the delegation’s visit. He emphasized that in today’s complex and ever-changing global development environment, openness, cooperation, and collaborative innovation are essential to addressing development challenges. Wu highlighted that Southeast University is deeply involved in several major national construction projects and boasts a strong foundation in scientific and technological innovation. For 2026, the university has designated “Internationalization Year,”as its theme and, with greater determination and more concrete measures, is striving to foster a new pattern of all-round, multi-level, high-quality open education.
He expressed hope that this visit would serve as a significant opportunity to strengthen communication and collaboration with universities, research institutions, and innovative enterprises in Central and Eastern European countries, and proposed focusing on strategic areas such as life and health sciences, the safety of critical infrastructure, and smart urban transportation, to jointly to tackle major scientific challenges, establish collaborative research platforms, accelerate the application of scientific and technological achievements, and jointly nurture high-level innovation talent. Wu affirmed that Southeast University is committed to contributing its expertise and resources to support the implementation of the “China-CEEC Innovation Cooperation 2030 Vision.”
After the meeting, the delegation visited key laboratories at Southeast University’s the School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, the School of Civil Engineering, and the School of Transportation. They held in-depth discussions with the respective schools’ leaders and laboratory directors, exploring opportunities for collaboration in research and innovation.
Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Central and State Organs Work Committee of the CPC, and the Ministry of Science and Technology, as well as representatives from Southeast University’s Office of International Cooperation, Office of Research Administration, the School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, the School of Civil Engineering, and the School of Transportation, attended the event.